With the announcement that Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd. of Westbank has completed its purchase of the Federated Co-operatives Ltd. forest products operation in Canoe, comes little or no change.

“The purchase agreement provides that all employees will be offered employment by Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd. on substantially the same terms and conditions as their present employment,” states the news release announcing the acquisition.

The sale includes Federated’s plywood plant, sawmill and log harvesting and forestry operations within the Okanagan Timber Supply Area surrounding Shuswap Lake.